Golden-rumped elephant shrew vs Java Almond

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus compared with Canarium vulgare

Key Differences

• Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered while Java Almond is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Java Almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Macroscelididae	Burseraceae
Genus	Rhynchocyon	Canarium
Species	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Canarium vulgare

Conservation Status

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Java Almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-rumped elephant shrew	Java Almond
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Java Almond

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.